Pool B | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | France |
Venue(s) | Colmar (in 1 host city) |
Dates | March 21 - March 28 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 20 |
Goals scored | 133 (6.65 per game) |
Attendance | 13,850 (693 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Masako Sato (12 points) |
The 1999 IIHF World Women's Championships Pool B were held between March 21 – March 28, 1999, in the town of Colmar in France.
This was the first year of the Pool B tournament which saw Japan win the Pool with a 7–1 final game victory over Norway to promote them to the World Championship. A third tier was played as well (called 2000 B Qualification) with six nations in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.